Friday, March 5, 2021

DOJ Has Dropped Dozens of Cases Against Portland Rioters

The Department of Justice has been quietly dropping dozens of charges against violent rioters in Portland.

For months- I've been tracking dozens of federal cases stemming from last summer's protests in downtown Portland.

Kyle Iboshi March 4, 2021 KGW found 31 of 90 federal cases stemming from last summer's protests in downtown Portland have been dismissed by U.S. Dept.

Federal prosecutors have dismissed more than one-third of cases stemming from last summer's violent protests in downtown Portland, when protesters clashed with federal agents.

KGW reviewed federal court records and found 31 of the 90 protest cases have been dismissed by the U.S. Department of Justice, including a mix of misdemeanor and felony charges.

More than half of the dropped charges were "Dismissed with prejudice," which several former federal prosecutors described as extremely rare.

Two-tier justice system:October report found 70% of charges were dropped for nearly 1,000 rioters arrested in Portland since late May. Now more than 30% of charges for the rest - the most violent - have been dropped.

https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2021/03/05/biden-doj-dropped-dozens-of-cases-against-portland-rioters-n2585762 

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